Yesterday (07/03/2016), at Derby Crown Court, His Honour Judge John Burgess made the first ever Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) order for offences relating the destruction of a bat roost. A company, Isar Enterprises Ltd, was fined £3000 and ordered to pay £2000 costs. In addition, Judge Burgess made a Proceed of Crime Act order […]

On Friday 29th January 2016 Mr George Plant of Hallow, Worcestershire appeared before Worcester Magistrates Court where he pleaded guilty to one charge of destroying the breeding or resting place of Myotis bats. He was fined £1000, and has to pay a victim surcharge of £100 and £135 costs. In 2013 Mr Plant applied for […]

A property development company based in Queen’s Park has admitted illegally destroying a bat roost despite being warned twice that they were nesting inside buildings earmarked for demolition. Today (17th Sept) at Hendon Magistrates’ Court, City and Westminster Developments Ltd pleaded guilty to offences under the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010. The court […]

“On Wednesday 29th July 2015 Mr Stephen Donald Taylor B26/05/60 of Berrow Green Road, Martley, Worcestershire, appeared before Redditch Magistrates Court where he pleaded guilty to unlawfully destroying the resting place of European Protected Species (a bat roost). The facts of the case were that in 2014 Mr Taylor purchased a property with a view […]